Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hodges Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Cinderford East , and the 35th highest crime rate of 241 local areas in Forest of Dean .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hodges Way (GL14 2ES) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Cinderford East average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodges Way (GL14 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hodges Way area

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Data Sources

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